Pedestrian killed by inbound Metra train in Vernon Hills

A person was struck and killed this morning by an inbound Metra train near the station in north suburban Vernon Hills, officials said.

The collision, which happened on Butterfield Road between the Vernon Hills and Mundelein stations, halted train traffic on the North Central Line and could back up service throughout the morning.

Butterfield was closed to traffic in both directions at Illinois Highway 60.

Train No. 100, which was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:55 a.m., was stopped near the Vernon Hills station immediately after the collision and its passengers were transferred to Train No. 104, which was running about 30 minutes late, said Metra spokesman Tom Miller. Trains started moving again on the line about 7:10 a.m. Train No. 102 was running 35 minutes late.

The person, whose gender and age weren't immediately available, was killed, according to Vernon Hills police. It's unclear how the collision occurred.

Metra officials said the length of the delay was unknown. Riders can check the status of their train on the Metra website.